Indicator 13.31 Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars

The indicator is defined as the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per km by new passenger cars in a given year. The reported emissions are based on type-approval and can deviate from the actual CO2 emissions of new cars. In the monitoring for cars and vans, emissions data are reported using the ‘New European Driving Cycle’ (NEDC) protocol until 2019, using both protocols NEDC and the ‘Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure’ (WLTP) in 2020 and only WLTP protocol from 2021.

Indicator s used to monitor progress towards SDG 12 on ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns and on SDG 13 on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. These SDGs are embedded in the European Commission’s Priorities under ‘Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature’.

SDG 12 calls for a comprehensive set of actions from businesses, policy-makers, researchers and consumers to adapt to sustainable practices. It envisions sustainable production and consumption based on advanced technological capacity, resource efficiency and reduced global waste. SDG 13 seeks to implement the commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for achieving a climate neutral world by mid-century to limit global warming to well below 2°C and aiming at 1.5°C (compared to pre-industrial times). It also aims to strengthen countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related natural hazards and the resulting disasters. the Fit for 55 package comprises an interconnected set of EU climate and energy legislation including updated CO2 emission standards for new vehicles.

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